I Never Expected This — Watch for Another Watercolor Surprise!

Watch ad-free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/79329 Join me on Patreon https://patreon.com/dianeantonestudio Today we’re going to paint a watercolor bird and I’m going to see if I can make it emerge from a colorful background. Let's see what happens when I combine gold ink and salt with a background of Kuretake Art Nouveau colors, and then use the Kuretake Granulating Colors on top to bring some birds to life! Materials: **When ordering anything from Meeden Art https://meedenart.com use DIANE15 at checkout for a 15% discount** Meeden Cold Press 9 x 12 block https://go.meedenart.com/4fONIEE Kuretake Gansai Tambi Art Nouveau set https://amzn.to/3KkQxRl Kuretake Granulating Colors https://amzn.to/3wXcQsu Winsor and Newton Gold Ink https://amzn.to/3XuCJcX Princeton Aqua Elite Synthetic Kolinsky Brush, Round, size 8 https://amzn.to/42P6whE. $11.83 Uni-Ball Signo White Pen: https://amzn.to/4bAspFE Signo Gold Gel Pens: https://amzn.to/3NAqXJC Pentel Gold Slicci pen https://amzn.to/4eTXtSD Edding 1800 fine liner https://amzn.to/4h6akS7 Meeden 10 pack artists tape https://amzn.to/3BTlKK7 Chapters: 00:00 Painting a loose background and trying not to control it 03:50 How to surprise yourself - adding water, salt and gold ink 05:48 Sketching in some birds on branches 07:14 Removing the salt 07:43 Choosing granulating colors and painting the birds 11:22 Painting the branches and leaves 12:45 Embellishing the birds and leaves with gold, white and black pen ----------------------- Get an overview of what we do here at Diane Antone Studio: https://linktr.ee/dianeantonestudio Join my FREE Studio Insiders' Newsletter for weekly coupons, freebies, offers, inspiration, news and more: https://dianeantone.com/join-our-newsletter Join my YouTube Membership: https://youtube.com/dianeantonestudio/join Join my Patreon: https://patreon.com/dianeantonestudio Become a Studio Insider for 10 FREE one-click sketch downloads per month: https://dianeantone.com/product/studio-insiders-pass/ Buy original paintings on Etsy: https://etsy.com/shop/dianeantonestudio Shop My MERCH: https://merch.dianeantone.com --------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPLIES Browse all of my recommended supplies on my Amazon Storefronts: USA - https://amazon.com/shop/dianeantonestudio Canada - https://amazon.ca/shop/dianeantonestudio UK - https://amazon.co.uk/shop/dianeantonestudio About my brushes I have always bought my favorite brushes from Drawell direct from Japan. They are handmade in Japan. Drawell will ship readily to anywhere in the world. The prices on their website are in Japanese currency but if you send Mr Maeyama an email he will give you prices in other currencies. The brushes I use are the Golden Nylon Series 11-2, and I use mostly sizes 7or 9 and 10 and 13. http://www.drawell.co.jp/english/product.html --------------------------------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME Visit the YouTube Community Tab here: https://www.youtube.com/DianeAntoneStudio/community Diane Antone Studio Private YouTube Members Group - for Members only https://www.facebook.com/groups/dianeantonestudiomembers Website: https://dianeantone.com Facebook Diane Antone Studio: https://www.facebook.com/dianeantonestudio Facebook Members Only Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dianeantonestudiomembers Facebook Learn to Paint Watercolor Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwatercolourpainting Facebook Learn to Paint Mixed Media Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnhowtopaint Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dianeantonestudio Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/dianeantonestudio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dianeantonestudio Please visit our baby sister channel @fromthegarden Tip Jar: https://tinyurl.com/dastipjar --- We use royalty-free music from Epidemic Sound. Sign up with this link to get 30 days free. https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/69dvmu Diane Antone Studio makes a commission from sales made through the above links.* #dianeantonestudio #watercolor #art